The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1887-10-13
FARMER'S NATIONAL ALLIANCE.
Proceedings of the Meeting 1T Minneapolis

Proceedings Of the Meeting at Minneapolis.
The meeting OF the Alliance at Minneapo.
lis was not large in point OF numbers.
The following is q full list of the delegates
as finally decided upon by the convention:
Iowa-August Post, J. c.. Kennedy, ID.
Dorchester, Frank Falston. N. B. Ashley,
William Cummings.
Nebraska-J. Burrows.
Administrations Diamond. T. H. Bar
dali, Charles Canning, NJ. Cut.
Ter, Jonas Haney, j. j. Furlong, syl-
vanus Duncan, E. H. Atwood, D. NJ. Nc.
Ombers, Hans P. Benjamin, NJ. Johnston,
j. D. Hodgson, H. G. L%ittleman, Thomas
Toombs H.H. Schran. J. w. Reynolds A.
D. Roe, E. H. Hickson, e. Oleson, Andrew
Turin.
Kansas-Hugh Cameron.
%Illinois-S. D. Whiting, David Ward
Wood.
Wisconsin-H. H. Constance.
Dakota-H. L. Loucks.
It was called to order by the President,
A. j. Streets, the President. Mayor Ames
came in and made an address OF welcome.
Hon. J. G.. Kennedy of Iowa res pond
ed, pulled Minneapolis, praised the
mayor and rehearsed the contri-
buttons OF the farme RS to civilization.
President Streeter, in lieu Of a report,
Ii0AC AAC 0AuACoo Au "IlCu IC COI1LuCuUs
ed Oh the enormous growth OF the organi-
cation and touched on the question Of
transportation and insisted that the
government OF this country should be re.
stored to the principles of our fathers.
The annual report OF Milton George was a
concise document, in substance, as follows:
There are to-day at least q thousand more
alliances thar were in existence at our last
annual meeting, and there are probably
Enn 0nn n-.on~ N~~kl~- IL Co-l IL
cd under the alliance banner. A portion
of the South is organized nnder q separate
national organization but the most cordi-
al feelings exist between the two organiza-
tions. Self protection and common sense
point to organization as the only means
by which we can secure n preserve our
rights. All the progress that has been
made in the last ten years in the way ORE
form has been made as the result OF organi.
zation among farmers, and a study OF his.
tory will bear out hat statement. =
The most important business of the
morning was the reception and discussion
Of the report OF the committee on resolu-
tions. The resolutions were divided into
heads embracing the subjects OF politics,
transportation, currency, taxation, ed
ucation and the attitude OF the al.
lance toward each of these questions was
thoroughly defined.
August L O6C introduced IL reSOlutlOn 10
the effect that the National Farmers al.
one delegate from each state, to meet a
similar committee from the knights OF
Labor, for the purpose Of forming o coop.
eratiye bureau Of whatever nature they
may deem best. and report the same to
each respective body for approval, which
was adopted.
T. n. Barrett, president Of the Mime
sofa alliance, read an address on the mis-.
sion of the laboring classes and the future
which was before them. He called atten.
ton to the evils to which labor was sub.
ject, including railroads and corporations
OF all kinds, and the favoritism
and discrimination shown to the
rich to the disadvantage Of the poor in our
legislative assemblies. He said the only
remedy vas cooperation and combination
against the rich corporation. The address
then proceeded to the election OF officers
for the ensuing year with the following
result
= NEW .oFFIcERs.
President, Jay w. Burrows, OF Gage
20 d. Whiting. OF Bureau county, Illinois;
treasurer, John j. Furlong, OF Mower
county, Minnesota; secretary, August
Post. Of Appanoose county, Iowa; lectur.
or, Alban D.. Chase, OF Codington county,
Dakota. The new officers were then form.
ally installed in Office.
The following pensions have been grant.
ed: Wisconsin: ]. Tyler, Knapp; J.. J..
Ray, rP~latteville; {. Wichnans, Chiffon; !.
Sake, Portage; j. j. Rowland, Badger
Hills;A a. Dunbar. Sparta; G. B. Van al:
stine, Kilbourne City; *. F. Hubbard,
Hull; p. Hennessy, Port Washington; i.
M. Shew, Broodside; ). Hancock. Madi.
son; =. Haskins, Madison; "A. c. Barr,
FairchiId; A. Shaver, Mcmillan; W. Shep.
hard, Sparta; II. N. Stark. Milwaukee.
Minnesota: i. De Laittre, Minneapolis;
y. Pialgraff, Elysian; j. ". Tibbetts. Ait.
kin; s.. Holbrook, st. Paul; w. Evans,
Lake City; y. Arden, Red Wing; ".
Hacker. Sabine; K. Tarreson, Greenleaf.
ton: II. G. Wilson, Lenhassen. Dakota:
w B. Hibbs, Menoken; .. Cargill, Huron;
s. Marcder, M. Vernon.